Melissa Joy Manning is pioneering the creation of ethically-sourced and domestically-made jewelry. All the pieces created by her studio are made by hand, eliminating the carbon imprint and heavy waste from machine-made, imported jewelry. Did we mention how gorgeous those pieces are??? Look at these rings!

Heather Mae is recording two albums, in two different genres, made entirely by a team of women in Nashville. You can help make that happen by purchasing either a physical or digital copy of one or both albums during December!

Forged Elements is the shop for Jack Hoque, an award winning lapidary and outstanding practitioner of intaglio. We think this fish is mighty dapper and the bubbles drive us mad bouncing around the termination.

Warm and Coozy Co. hand-makes these wonderful natural soy candles with local essential oils right here on Vancouver Island. Never has a candle made me feel so seen!

I can’t help but think of the urban deer population here in Victoria seeing this pendant! This endearing (en-deer-ing) piece is the creation of Vik Neufeld, who is a multi-talented jewellery and lapidary artist from Gibsons BC. What a great gift it would make for the nature lover in your life.

Studio AAF is the one-woman operation of Anne Fulton, a geologist turned metalsmith/gemologist. Anne is constantly inspired by the badass minerals that form naturally on Earth and therefore tries to use raw stones and phenomenal gems (especially ones with asterism & cat’s eyes) as much as possible. All pieces are hand-fabricated in gorgeous Golden, Colorado.

Fancy Atoms is a Hawaii-based workshop specializing in jewelry that uses rare and beautiful gemstones to make one-of-a-kind treasures. This drool-worthy ring features a rare peach-pink 8mm Mahenge garnet set in 14kt gold with white diamond accents.

Suzanne hand-crafts her beautiful jewelry in Ontario, Canada. These longer earrings have textured elements that are reminiscent of rain drops on water. They make for a perfect gift because they’re appealing to diverse tastes being both delicate in style but with lots of presence.

Matt the Jeweler is the shop of Matthew Piorkowski, a custom jeweler from northern Ohio. This awesome piece he designed features a large golden beryl cut by master lapidary John Dyer. Matt set the stone into this custom pendant paveed with 1.5 mm diamonds and featuring geometric details that play off Dyer’s geometry. A real stunner of a pendant.

These rings are from Emma's Mermaid Treasure collection. Each piece is individually hand carved for its own carefully selected, unique sapphire. They are set in solid gold. Emma’s work combines heirloom quality workmanship, whimsical nature inspiration and images and symbols from history.

This gorgeous necklace featuring black jade, yellow tourmaline and pinolite was hand crafted by Brenda Roy Jewellery. We think it shows tremendous harmony in the choice of stones!

Deborah Danelley is a Winnipeg-based mixed-media artist who often uses books as her medium. This enthralling piece is a book collage on Canvasboard and comes framed. There is even poetry on back of the piece but we will leave it to the artist to share that with you. A very meaningful gift.

Moni’s Crystals crafts beautiful wire wrapped jewelry. Here is one piece of her work: a lovely amethyst is set in sterling silver.

Taking inspiration from the natural world surrounding her, Irene employs a variety of handbuilding techniques and Cone 6 oxidation or alternative firing processes to produce decorative and functional ceramic pieces. These beautiful vases were made in her studio in Colwood, BC.

This pendant is a wonderful, nature-focused gift! The premium pinecone pendant is handcrafted from foraged pinecones, gemstones, & occasionally restored treasures. Pinestoned is a self-taught gemcutter who appreciates the natural beauty to be found in objects.

Even zoomed in it’s hard to believe these miniature flowers are paper! 1:12 scale. Each paper petal is hand painted, shaped and hand placed for realistic mini bouquets.

Fletcher Facets is a strictly hobbiest faceter with a lot of talent. This stone is part of a pair of nanosital pink tourmalines that he cut, but I think you’ll agree he did an outstanding job. I love the flower pattern he got out of the facets on this beauty. Nanosital is a synthetic, but a great choice for something like a pendant or brooch. With the color and cut of this stone, it would make an amazing centrepiece for a necklace!